Annual herb to 60 cm tall, woolly to glabrous. Stems erect or ascending, simple or little-branched. Leaves oblong, to 10 cm long, to 10 mm wide, acute. Capitula to about 5 cm across, solitary; summer to autumn. Involucral bracts in many rows, golden yellow. Florets yellow. [Helichrysum acuminatum DC.]

NSW, Vic, Tas at high altitudes

Source: Jeanes, J. (2002). Asteraceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.